UAE ramps up the issuance of Golden Visas to bolster education
MONITORING (SW) – In an important move to bolster the education sector, the UAE has granted Golden Residency to 16,456 outstanding students and educational specialists,
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Israel approves truce extension, phase two still not agreed upon
Israel will adopt the proposal by U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy, Steve Witkoff, for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza for the Ramadan and Passover periods, the prime minister’s office said early on Sunday, hours after the first phase of the previously agreed ceasefire was set to expire.
Ukraine ‘gambling with world war three’, Trump tells Zelensky in fiery meeting
US military support for Ukraine hangs in the balance and talks over a minerals deal have collapsed following a disastrous White House summit in which Donald Trump warned Volodymyr Zelensky that he was “gambling with world war three” and told the Ukrainian president to come back “when he is ready for peace”.
North Korea’s Kim orders nuclear readiness after missile test
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised a test-launch of strategic cruise missiles and ordered full readiness to use nuclear attack capability, which would ensure the most effective defense for the country, state media said on Friday.
Turkey’s firebrand Kurdish leader announces end of rebellion
MONITORING (SW) – Turkey’s jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down arms, a move that could
US, Ukraine agree to terms of critical minerals deal
The U.S. and Ukraine have agreed on the terms of a draft minerals deal central to Kyiv’s push to win Washington’s support as President Donald Trump seeks to rapidly end the war with Russia, two sources with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
Trump floats $5 million ‘gold card’ as path to citizenship
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of replacing a visa program for foreign investors with a so-called “gold card” that could be bought for $5 million as a route to American citizenship.
Putin says Europe is needed in Ukraine talks, but suggests deal still distant
Europe’s participation in Ukraine peace talks will be needed eventually but Moscow first wants to build trust with Washington, President Vladimir Putin said on Monday, while suggesting that a deal to end the conflict may still be far off.
New German leader vows ‘independence’ from the US
MONITORING (SW) – Before the final votes in Germany’s election were even counted, Friedrich Merz, the leader of the center-right Christian Democratic Union party, who is
OpenAI removes users in China, North Korea suspected of malicious activities
OpenAI has removed accounts of users from China and North Korea who the artificial intelligence company believes were using its technology for malicious purposes including surveillance and opinion-influence operations, the ChatGPT maker said on Friday.
Russian attacks kill one in Kryvyi Rih, damage houses in Kyiv, Ukraine officials say
Russia launched several waves of missile and drone attacks overnight targeting Kyiv and other parts of Ukraine, killing one civilian in Kryvyi Rih and damaging buildings and cars in Kyiv and elsewhere, officials said early on Sunday.
$30,000 offered to each passenger after the crashed landing saga at Toronto
US airline Delta will offer $30,000 to each passenger on a plane that crashed as it landed at Toronto airport this week, the carrier said on Wednesday.
